Blue Box Recycling | Municipality of Brockton

Notice: Collection schedules and accepted items are subject to change on January 1, 2026. Municipal staff will continue to update this page when new information is provided. More information is available on this page.

Recycling Information Until December 31, 2025

Please click below for the information regarding recycling until December 31, 2025. Please note, that while there is an approved list of materials for 2026, these materials will NOT be collected until January 1, 2026 under the new program.

Until December 31, 2025

Our blue box pick up and recycling services are provided by Bruce Area Solid Waste Recycling or BASWRA, a non-profit formed by Bruce County municipalities in 1990.

Collection for roadside blue box pick up is scheduled every two weeks, the date of pick up is dependent on where you live and can be found here: 2025 Blue Box/Recycling Schedule

Blue Box recycling must be:

At the curbside or roadside by 6:30am for collection
Placed in a ‘lipped’ bin for sorting
At least one blue box must be at roadside
- If necessary, overflow may be placed in additional non blue box bins, provided they are ‘lipped’ however just placing non blue box bins increases the risk of being missed
- Overflow may also be sorted and bagged in clear garbage bags. Unsorted bagged recycling will not be taken. Note the bags will not be taken.
Items that are not accepted will be left in the blue box

Blue boxes can be purchased at the municipal office for a fee of $20.75 or at any hardware store.

Blue box materials can also be recycled at the landfill locations for free.

For a full list of accepted items, visit: Accepted Items and to sign up for email reminders for blue box day, visit: Email Reminders. Call the recycling hotline at 1-800-794-9770 if you have any additional questions or concerns.

Blue Box Transition

Starting on January 1, 2026, the Municipality of Brockton will not be responsible for the blue box program, with the responsibility shifting to the producers. Moving forward, the representative of the producers, Circular Materials of Ontario, will be providing the service. Only Eligible Sources will be picked up, meaning that Ineligible Sources will need to set up their own recycling services.

Ontario municipalities will transition to a producer-led Blue Box program under the province’s new Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) model. This means producers of recyclable materials will fully fund and operate the program.

What’s Changing?

Until December 31, 2025: No changes to collection schedules or accepted materials.

Starting January 1, 2026: Blue box collection will be collected by a contractor managed by Circular Materials, a non-profit representing producers.

Collection schedules and accepted items are expected to remain the same, however these dates and information can change on and after January 1, 2026. Municipal staff will continue to update this page when new information is provided.

What does this mean for me?

Your collection schedule and the materials you can recycle will remain unchanged until December 31, 2025. Starting January 1, 2026, Circular Materials may update the types of materials accepted in the new blue box program, though these changes are still to be confirmed. It is expected that the collection days will stay the same, however this will be confirmed at a later date.

For more information, visit Circular Materials’ webpage on advancing the circular economy.

Is there a charge?

No. There is no additional charge to residents to transition to the new blue box collection program on January 1, 2026.

What happens as of January 1, 2026?

The Municipality of Brockton will no longer collect blue box recycling as of January 1, 2026. For more information, visit Circular Materials’ webpage on advancing the circular economy.

Why are we transitioning?

The Government of Ontario introduced legislation that transforms the management and collection of Blue Box materials in the province. The Blue Box Regulation, enacted under the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act, is a cornerstone of Ontario’s Strategy for a Waste Free Ontario: Building the Circular Economy.

This regulation shifts the current cost-sharing model, which divides expenses between municipal taxpayers and producers of Blue Box materials, to a new system where producers are fully responsible for funding, operating, and meeting performance targets for the recycling program. Producers will be accountable for collecting and recycling Blue Box materials, reporting to the Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority (RPRA), and achieving progressively higher recycling targets.

By placing the full financial, operational, and performance responsibility on producers, this new approach creates a direct incentive to minimize waste and enhance recycling efforts, leading to reduced natural resource extraction, pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions.

What are producers of recycable materials?

Producers are companies that supply materials for the blue box program, including packaging, paper products, and packaging-like items made from paper, glass, metal, or plastic. These companies, who design, manufacture, and market products and packaging, are responsible for managing and funding the entire lifecycle of their products and packaging.

For more details, visit Circular Materials’ webpage on promoting the circular economy.

Does this affect industrial, commercial and institutional properties?

Yes. Industrial, commercial, and institutional (ICI) waste is regulated separately from residential waste in Ontario, and is not eligible for collection by Circular Materials as per the Province of Ontario’s Blue Box Regulation.

The Municipality is reviewing collection opportunities to IC&I properties and more information will be provided at a later date.

Are the accepted items changing?

Until December 31, 2025, there are no expected changes to the accepted items list. After January 1, 2026, Circular Materials may update the types of materials accepted in the new blue box program, though these changes are still to be confirmed.

The current approved list for 2026 is: Accepted Items for 2026 (as of October 2025).

Who do I direct my recycling questions to?

Until December 31, 2025, all recycling questions can be directed to the Municipality.

After January 1, 2026, all recycling questions are to be directed to Circular Materials and the designated collection company.

To reach Circular Materials visit: circularmaterials.ca.

Beginning January 1, 2026:

Under the new legislation, convenience depots are not going to be supported or funded by Circular Materials. A convenience depot is defined as a depot that is located within an area that currently has curbside collection. As a result, the following changes will be made to the convenience depots in Brockton:

Blue Box Recycling, Film Plastics and Cardboard bins will be removed from the Walkerton Recycling Depot, Brant landfill and the Greenock Transfer Station.
The MTO Recycling Yard will be closing, with scrap metal and E-Waste still being collected at the Brant Landfill.

Note: The Hanover/Walkerton Landfill is managed by the Town of Hanover, for the most up to date information on accepted materials, visit: https://www.hanover.ca/garbage-recycling/landfill-site.

Approved List for 2026

Reminder: this list is starting January 1, 2026. The currently accepted items will be continuing until December 31st, 2025 and the new items will not be collected until January 2026.

The list is still subject to change, but this is the current list as of October 2025.